Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 19, 1876, Page 5

CRIMINAL NEWS. The “Prudent” Pursuit of the Robhers Not Worrying Them Much. Their Successful Txit from Inhos- pitable Minnesota Prob- able. Red Wing Minn, Thrown into Dir spasms by an Amusing Mistake. A Revenue Detective Foully Murdered at Blount Springs, Ala. Dellef that Church Magnates Could Not Have Held the Fort Had Ho Lived. Another Nogro Xusurreotion, with Ac- companying Black Mortality. THE ROBBER-HIUNT. Bpectal Dispated to Tha Trisune. 87. PAvL, Mion., Sept. 18,.—The sccne of the Northfield robber chaso shifted yesterday to Nobles and Roclc Counties, inthe southwestern port of the State, Saturday evening, two fogl- Lives, who rode away on horscs stolen near QGar- den City, were seen 10 miles west of ‘Worthing- ton, on the Luverne road. Yestcrday morning about 10 o’clock they had breakfast at a liouso elght miles northwest of Luverne. Before nnos a well-prepared party from Luverne had -;urltfi In pursuit, followlng their trisl toward ‘tl 8 3 Sloux River in_ Dakots, Bl Erwin an hntfi.! Harrion o, B, WA, St alo fo and party, from Yy lowing '.‘hl}l'll’h ):x'hnuf. 2:80 yeaterday nften;oon three others of the fugitives wera scen lfil!l‘ tnlles southeast from Worthington, six 1}1 Ltl north of the Towa border. They were on olo(. Oue was sick, and was twico scen to tnll,hln 8 companfons helping him to rise, and urgiug him forward. About 6 o'clock thelr trall was struck by anarmed party senb front Wnr).hhlgt.m‘lj hut waa lost at dark. The chase was resumed this morning. al Dispated to The Tribune. groux_ CITY, In‘,pgepl. 18,—A !elcgrnm.lrcm Sherl{T McDonald's men dated Yankton,8 o'clock this evening, says the Northfield Bank robbera stopped a stage Which carriea the mall and ex- ress two miles west of Sloux Falls this morn- niz about half-past 8, The robbers in the dark- ness did not discover that it was astage, and let it pass after mn‘akhlx Iunulrm about roads lead- ing {n & westerly direction, Speciat Dispalch to The Tribune. 81. hmfi¢ Minu., Sept. 18.—A dispatch from Bibley, In., states that a courier, arrived from the fil Sloux Valley, brings word that the Nonhlfi‘ld robbors to-dsy stopped the Bloux Falls and Yaukton s ¢. No Turther particu- Tars arc gent, cxcept that the party sending it gropose to [l ntercept them before reaching the issouri River. At Austin, Mower County, Saturday, two strangzers hired a team wmmln&y driver to go & miles into the country, Outalde the ity two other 1aen got in. U{annon to-day notling thad heen heard from tho outfit. Two youngsters of Red Wing, out riding on the prairie yésterday, baving a bottle of whisky o discusg, “turned “thelr saddle horees out to Taze while they rosted on a haystack., A F‘mnger who saw them at a distance carried his alarin to the eity, and the result was the ‘lssue of 50 stand of srms and an all-night picket guard around the city, e MOUNTAIN MEADOWS AGAIN. 8Lt Lake, Utah, Bept. 18.—In the Beaver Court the evidence of McCurdy on Friday af- ternoon and Saturday last was very clear and positive as to Lee naving shot and killed four or lve wounded men and women lying helpless in the wagon that witness was driving, and bis heartlessness in the slaughter, Wituess drove the leading team, and testified that as soon ns Leo fired the first shot, preceded by the word “Halt” the Indlaus rushed out of their ambush apparently on all sides, surrounding the emigrants completely, and the work of de- etruction only lasted o fuw minutes; that from his best judgment there was not to exceed 25 five white men on the ground who had been de- celved 08 to what was wanted of them there, And Kufght testifies that not more than one- third of this number took part fu the massacre, and it can be proven that several even of these slied no blood, tiring fv the alrj tint the Indians = were armed, some with bows and arrows, but = mostly with guns, and soon completed the de- structlon. Nuphl Johnson testified that he lived at Johinson's Fort, Iron Couuty, in 1857, He was onthe Mountain Meadows at the tino of the massacre, fe ailinned that he did not know Lec's intentlon as to the destruction of the emi- grants, Ile was .on a hill near by when Lee fired the gun. He saw Lee shootlng and kil two or three. He wos an Indian foterpreter, and engeged to conduct the Jukes company of cmigrants, the next followlng the company massacred from Beaver to Cluraj that when witness got to Har- mony, un the way with the company, Lee urged him to Jead theni uto an ambush i the Banta Clura mountains, and Lew would surround them with all they had. Witness rcfused, saying, ** You have shed enough blood already, 1 have agreed to pilot this company through'the coun- try, and will do o if it costs my life Loo culled i o coward, whiffet, ete, Tag delenss cross-cxamined thiswithess moro Lhan the rest, and confused hilm some, but could not elfect much in damaging positive pvidence us to Lee's ucts und gk, Jucob Humblin, the last witncss called for the o Ptusuculluu, testilled to adwmlsslons by Leoe to ilin of aets of murder and participation In come - mencing and completing the massacee, aod that Lo justiticd Litmsell o the act. — S0UTH CAROLINA. RIOT,, AuGusTa, G, Bept, 18.—Mrs. Alonzo Harley, of Atken County, 8, G,y wason Fridsy lust os- sautted and kuocked down two or threes thnes by a coupls of negroes. Her screams alarmed them, and they fled. Tho citlzens, however, ar- rested ouo of them und shot hiny, und a warrnut was {ssucd for the arrest of the other. The warrant was placed in toe hands of 4 Constable, Wwho, with the ald of u posse of white men, ate tempted to wmake the arrcst, wlich was resented by o large crowd of ncegroes, about 200 in number, armed - with savt-guns and Winchester riffes. On Sunda; the cxcitement continued. Both whites um{ blacks were fully armned, watehing each other's wmovements. Towards u‘gln. 0 cumprouiisy was egreed to, both purtics agreeln to disband and fetlre to thelr homes. ‘The negroes aerveed to wrrender the colured mu who made the us- sault on Mrs. Hurley,anddeliver hims overtothe suthorities at Alken, With this understunding the whites dispersedd, and while vetiring to their bomes it §s reported suversl of the latter wers smbuscuded and shot uy the neeroes, The elty 18 full uf rumors as to” the number killed, but Uere Lus been nothing detlnity sacertained. Laten—A passenger-train from Augueta for Port Royal, which lctt this morning ut 8 o'clock, Uas returned, l'mccedh:} to Juckson Station, the track was discovered to lave been torn up sud o froight-traln, which left here at 0 O'ddock this” morning, was found wrecked, 8od the megroes had possessfon of the road, Bug:rlutendcm Flemivg, of the Port, loyal (undb has Il:lcglruuhc\l the Rate of aifalrs to Uov. Chamberlain, asking llx,llu for trou‘yl. He has also -ufllud to Lieut, aruhanlt, U, 8, A., stationed st Hamburg, for :alhlauw. ‘A uuniber of citizons have leit for ¢aceue of the disturbance, which 18 about 20 wlles from Augusta, on the Port Rogal road. th TEX,—The latest report trom the sceue of ' rlot s that one whity wau s wounded and M negroes kifled. — ASSABSSINATED, Bpecial Dispatch to Tha Triduna, Wannixarox, D, C., Sopt. 18.—In Junc, 1875, t Becret Service began to collect ovidence :Kllfllt 80 organization of counterfeiters jn Ala- '4ua and adjoining counties in Tenncssee. The fesult was the arrest of a large number of ;mmlnent citizens, among whom were the Upcrintendent of a Sabbath-school, & church ‘;&mu, i foreman of the last Grand Jury, and b ;_uudh!m.e for Mayor of an Alabama city. ¢ evideuca agafust all of these persons was Swplete, Persous whose characters wers tlopeachable had obtatued counterfeis gt from thew, and large mwounts u‘mcuunlcrleu money were found upon wheu arrcated. The Becret Service agents bl engogeq two persvne of respectability and THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 1876. character, Hving In that locality, to asalat them in procuring the evidence, These perzons wers eanential witnesses at tho trials so soon to take place, Tha Sceret Service recently received In- formation that one of these witneases had been shot {n his bed by an unknown person, To-day na dispateh was received stating that the secend important witness was killed by being shot throngh the head by an unknown peraon oute slde of bis door, last Snturday. Meanwhile lh[s rrlnc(pnl persons Indicted haye escaped through th ctznsnlvnlrmnln! lhculmi?l auulglrelll'c:,n l‘l;l"’lnli 'Ill: ccret Servico Is practically powe mmu] r;t ‘thflnl ng;):t dnni{erunn counterfeiters everdetected In this country. MoxtooMrny, Ala, Sept. 18.—J. .'.man;' berry, revenue detective, living at ; mtm‘ Bprings, in this State, was brutally nssass! Ml e on Baturday night. The murdérer shot him thirough réar door. Seven Luckshot entered his head, killing him instantly. The night woa dark, and the murderer eacaped. The general impression Is thot the nssasain was ?'uu of a gang of counterfeiters now under_indictment, and whose trial will soon comeofl. Mayberry wos the most fmportant witnoss against them, Great Indignation is felt, and carnest ¢fortaare making to ferret out the murderer, A TOMB PLUNDERED, ‘Spectal Dispatch 1o The Tribune, 81, Louis, 8ept. 18.—The people of Cohokia were horrified to-day when the discovery was made that the family vault of the Christy family In the village ceinetery had been broken open, and that the metalle caskets of two of the fnmates had been opened ond the valuables buried with them abstracted. About five or six years ogo the remains of Mrs, SBamucl Chriaty, 8 very worthy and charltable Clirlstian lady, were deposited in the vault in a metnlic casket. Bhe was the daughter of Mrs. Julla Jarrot and slster of Col. Vital Jarrot. 8heled, llyint an_ exemplary life, dls- “hx:ll?ng chnmlu with lnvuuuy'.lnmd' hand, he Bishop of the 8t, Louls Dioceso presented her, whe livinig, with o very heavy cross of solld 14, whiclt was Inclosed in the casker and depos- fi?zd with the body. A couple of yearsagon gmud- daughter of Mrs. Christy, the M nughter of Mrs, Bcanian, was also placed inthe family vault, and a valuable gold chiain neeklace with lier, To-day, while & number of visitors from East 8t. Louls and thelr friends from Cahokin visited the cem- ctery, a couple of girls, in pushing sgainst tho door of the vault, found that it guve way, and tl)e{ ran back and reported the fact to thelr parents and friends. = Upou cxamining the door, it waa found that it had been Lroken open and the Jowels abstracted. The discovery cuused considerable excitement amoug the peo- ple of the village., R MURDER. BSpectal Dispaich to The Tridune, JacrsoNvILLE, Ill., Scpt. 18,—On Saturday mormng last aPortuguese citizen by the nameof Bohn Ornellas, was found Iying near the stable- door of his barn In this city, with a large cash in his forchend and his life nearly extinct, He had arisen carly, gome to the barn to feed his horses, and ft was at first, had been klcked w;:goned he by them. bloody ¢lub was afterwards found on the premires, and the conviction then be- camo strong that the man was murdered. An- tonio Vieria, Jr., o fellow-countryman of Ortiel~ 1as, has been arvested on suspiclon, as there was known to have been a bitter feud between them, and Vierla had bLeen heard to make threats against tho other's life. Tho trial will take place to-day. e CAUGIIT AT LAST. Speciut Dispatch to The Tribune, DARVILLE, IlL., Sept. 18.—Ten years ago Bill Cage, a notorfous deaperado In this community, shot and killed Willlam Jenkins, of this county, in a saloon in an altercation over a woman. lc was arrested at the thne and conflued {n jall, bat, feigning sick, was removed to the sccond story of the jail for his comfart, from whence, by some means, he effected his cscape. He was arrested Saturday last uecar Paducah, Ky, by Detective Halls, of this city, and to-day was brought hiere and lodged in joil to awalt bis trinl at the next term of the Circuit Court. It transplres that, during the intervening_ycars, he has served a six-years' term in tho Illinois State-Prison for killing o negro across the river from Paducab. ESCAPED. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tridune, BunrixoroN, In., Sept. 13.—The most des- perate prisoner confined In the County Jall ea- caped last night. James Stephens was held for two highway robberics on the most conclusive ovidence. 1lo was arrested while attempting to fire a bullding, and dred upon tho officers dur- ing his scutile with them. Before the prisoncrs were locked in their cells for the night Btephens crawled fnto a large wood:stove that leats the {ufl. and cseaped notice when the cells wero locked. During the mght n prisoner called tho turnkey, who left tho doors unlocked behind Lim. As he entered, supposing that overy pris- oner was Jocked in o cell, Stephens selzed ~the ogportunlty and made his escape, whizh was in- :nlll‘llfly discovercd, but he has uot yet been ro- on. VERMILLION COUNTY. Epecial Dispatch to The Tribune. DANvILLE, Ill., Secpt. 18.—W. A, Moore, an ex-Bupervisor of Sidell Township, this county, but lately Supcrintendent of the Grange Store at this place, has been missing alneo the 2d fu- stant, On that date ho started for Muncle, o little town on the Indlanapolls, Bloomington & Western Rallroad, in this county, to transact some busluess connected with' the Grange Store, sture which thno nothing hus been heard ol him. 1le bas u wife and four children. Tlis Iricuds suspect foul play, and have employed detectlyes to ferrot out the matter, On Friday night, Charles Keestler, of Oal- wood Township, hod a horse stolen from his stable, and ou Saturday night Sunuel Frazier lost ono fn the smne munner, —— MELLOR. Spectal Dispatch ta The Tribune Br. Louss, Sept. 18.—The casc of Emil Mellor, the absconding Montreal jeweler, who was ar- rested here a few duys sgo, was called for trinl this morning lu the Crimlnal Court. It tran- spired that Mr. Wenderloh, tho German Consul at Montreal, who pursued Mellor and Lad him eaptured, had contented himsell with attaching Mellor's jewels, and had returned to Canadn. There belng no person to proseente Mellor, the caso was dismissed, 'Fhe United SBtates wuthorl llfin here stil hold blwm on the charge of smug- gling, MILWAUKEE. MiLwAUREE, Sept. 13.—An attempt at rape was mado carly yesterday morning. A servant- girl named Elizaboth Stuclowush, sald to bo the only uative of Serviafn the city, sud who works for Mrs, Rlchurdson, 414 Broadway, was attacked by a rufling, who fatled to acconiplish his pur- puse. ‘The pollce nre on his track. A burglar who tricd to force an entrance into & dwelling-house in the Tenth Ward, at n very early hour this morniug, was tred at. The ball passed through hi 5 ol Vi fot l.h.u‘;-ulx’:ul. 8 Lat, which fcll off and was — FATAL AFFRAY. 8t, Louts, Ma,, 8ept, 18.—A drunken brawl occurred yesterday In the saloon of M, Bruegel, near the Unlon Depot, lu which Pat Branalgan recelved, at the hands of James O'Counor, ::1:;': ll’l‘n‘n{'?n:tl'xlflf ‘v‘.;l:ll:h?‘o:"ul;m the Icmumlluri » L efore prope: Tice ald could be procured, O‘Cunnugwftr:fl?h‘;fll and lodged fu the calaboo - glo \vm{;!uur pollcemen. ysier s e . BIOUX CITY ITEMS, Bpectal Dispaich to The Tribune, 8ioux Ciry, Iu, Bept. 18,~Williams, the Cherokee forger, was sentenced to-day by J udge Lewis, In the District Court, to 18 months ln the Fort Madtson State's I'rison, James Jullag, for runnin; l}mpurt‘y aud horse-stealing, ‘fuflfl.e'.'.'&f.'&f‘f :2 o samo place for a term of two years, o — AN OFFICER WOUNDED, LittLe Rock, Sept. 18.—Doputy-Sheriff But~ ler was dangerously wonnded on Baturday night {n attempting to arvest one Georgo Washington, a colored deaperado, who lodfied 19 bucksbiot in the thigh of the Dvputy, The affalr oucurred six miles below this city, ——— DISCIIARGED. Toraga, Kan., Bcpt. 18,—A. Marry, a mem- ber of the last Leglslature, who was expeiled for alleged conuection with a fraudulent {ssue of bonds in Comanche Cuunty, and who las been on trial here for the poat three days, has been discharged, the State having dismissed the case, not beiug able to sustain the charges. FATALLY SHOT, Bostoy, Mass., Sept. 18.—~John Bennett fa- tally shot Patrick Duffer Jast evening ot No, 4 Bhaving street, Doston, when endeavoring to break {u Bonnett's door. My TOREIGN. A Ten Days’ Armistice Ordered by the Turkish Government. The Berviana Actively Preparing for a Winter Cmmfigm Tchernayeff’s Army Proclaim Prince Milan King of Servin, A Monster Meoting in London to Consider the Eastorn Question, The Conrse of the Government Denounced and the Convoeatlon of Parliament Demanded, TURKEY, TRINCE MILAN PROCLAIMED KING. Beronapg, Scpt. 18.~Gen, Tchernayefl’s army on Batarday proclafmed Prince Milan Kiog of 8ervia, WHAT WILL RUSSIA DOT Beruin, 8cpt. 18.—~The Turkish terms are dis- approved, but, as the Powers falled to concert o common programme, the Immediateresult will ba nothing worsethan a continuationof the war, and an {nerense of Russlan auxilaries in the Sorvian camp, It {s apprehiended that Russia will not carry out her threat of direct Interfercnce as long aa the Servians manage to hold Deligrad and Alexinatz, and as the autumnal rains ore commencing, the Servlansare pretty safe if they can hold out a few wecks longer. What Russla might be tempted to do were the Bervians to sustaln a crushing defeat Lefore they are res- cued by the weather is o differcnt question, CONSTANTINOPLE, Scpt. 18,~—Tho Porte, in its replyto the Ambassadors, sald that orders for the suspension of hostilities should not begiven' publicly for fear of agitation smong the Mobam- wedans. DRITISI INDIGNATION. LoxDoN, Scpt. 18.~An _Immenso meeting on the Eustern questlon was held at Guildhall” to- d"‘fy’ over which the Lord Mayor presided, hie proceedings were marked by some disorder. An nddress totie Queen was voted deploring the vutrages of the Turks, and praying Lnfilnml no Jonger to support Turkey from conslderations of political cxpediency, An amendment ex- ected by an overwhelming majority, A motion n favor of the immediate convocation of Parlia- ment was carrfed. The crowd was so great that a vast throng were unable to get into Guildhall, and another weeting was Leld outside the build- ing. PORGERS TO NE PUNIRHED, Loxpon, Scpt. 18.~It Is expected that the French Governiment will prosecute the originat- tors of tho forced Russu-Prussian treaty, which was published in Paris, France, luat Friduy, BUSFENSION OF HOSTILITIES, ConsTANTINOPLE, Stpt. 18.—An_ Imperial {rade to<iny announces that orders haye been issucd for a'cessation of hostllitics for 10 days, beginmng with Sept. 15, THE BERVIAN ARMY, Loxnoy, Scpt. 10—05 0. m.~The Standard’s Belgradoe special says tho retreat of the Servians neross the Drinn was caused by the alarming rise of the river, and was well-timed, for soon after they withdrew the plain fn which their camp had been pitched was covered with a vast sheet of water.” Their headquarters are now at Pettorsteh, opposite Javor, GEN. TOHERNAYEFF'S FRRAK {rcu!ng confldence in the Government was re- |- in causing Prince Milan to bs proclatmed King by the army 18 productive of much aunoyance. The Porte Intimates that the truce will cense on tho 25th inst., but cxpresses the Lope that by that time the European Powers will \have fully considered the terms of peace. The general opinfon In Belgrade s that peace is fartlier off thun ever, Tlhe Russians continue topour In, and great preparations are waking for o winter campalgn. VIOLATING A TRUCE. Minister Ristics has madean oflictal complaint that the Turks do not respoct the truce, and states, on tho authority of Gen. Tchernayell, that they made au attack on the Bervians on Sunday. WILL RESUME, A Berlin dispatch to the Standard says it s probable that the Porte will resume hostilities at the expiration of the ten days’ truce, because gm Bicrvlnn army hes declared Milun King of ervia. Loxnox, 8ept. 19—6 0. m.—A dispatch from Tabriz reports that frequent violations of the boundary line between Turkey and Persla have recently ‘occurred. 8mall encounters between tho Turks and Porsiuus take place dally, and several frontier villages have been burned. " The suthorities are hastlly dispatching troops to the scono, LATEST, Loxpoy, 8ept. 10.~The Daily News telegrnnhs that nothing deflnite has been settled. 1t was walcmnnenl whether the suspenslon of hostil- ties will be the prelude to a formal armistice or eiceful settlement of affalrs in the East. tussian influence 18 understood to be against any arrangement at present under tho anrchens on that peace now might uot include the autonomy of Bulgariz, Bosula, and Herzegovina. ~ Notuin ess will satfsfy the avonlans, telegram to the Zlmes from _ Danilovgrad ~ states that the European Powors have communicated to the Prince of Montencgro the orders of the Porto suspending hostilities, with the request that the Priucoe {ssue corresponding orders. The Montenegring will, therefore, maintain o de- fensive attitude, and all military positions on both sides will remain unchanged. The Times’ Vienus correspondent says: Des- pltu the Porte'a coneessions the mpression pro- duced s unsatisfactory. Apart from the unani- muus opinion that the conditions of pence it pro- poxcs arc inadmissnble, thisindirectand perfect way ol.comylflng with the wishes of the Powers seemed to lufve produced an_cffect contrary to what the Porte expected. While England was {ncllned to uequlcsee in Turkey's answer, be- couse nde fucto armistice might be casily pro- lnn;iml, the other Powers desired & regular armlstice, The great fnpoediment to granting an armistice was the strong fecling among the Mohammeduns, This had” found expresalon In the resolution of the Great Councl], the mean- Ingof which s unmistakuble. The dread of an outburst 18 still felt, It waa ounly after ou interview of flve hours with leading men that the Austrian Amnbassador got In writ| “F a promise that orders for a cessation of hostilltics would be issucd, The term of suspension scems short, but preparatory work has been done by England ani Austrin, -~ Both have “been formulat- Ing certain conditions, Each takes the lluhu-{w ante bellum ns the basiy of any ar- rungement regarding Servia and Moutenégro, ‘The Engllsh “propusals touching Bosnin and Herzezovina look to reforms in the nature of local automony. Inregard to Bul[gnr(n admiu- istrative reforma are proposed which ars caleu- lated to prevent a recurrence of atroclties, SPAIN. THE RELIGIOUS CONTROVERST. Mapnip, Sept. 18,1t {s semi-officially stated that no notes have passed botween 8pain and foreign Governments fu reference to the recent orders i regard to placards onProtestant churchies, The British Minister merely hadn confidentialinterview with the Foregin Minlater, but, aa the Government had acted secording to the Constitution, the Interview was without re- sult, 'Flie Diaro Espanol states that the authorities fi; b(l!nullu bave prohibited thessle of Protestont COMSIUNIST MANIPRSTO, The Govermment has caused the publication of u monifesto Issued abroad by certain Spaniah conspirators, calling themsulves Reformist Re- E“hl cans, The manlfvsto promiscs a redistri- ution of property. The Government's course {n puhlhhrng 1t 18 applauded. GREAT BRITAIN, HEVENUE CAPTURH, Lownpox, Scpt. 18,—The Spanish revenue cut- ter which was captured ou Baturday aa o trader, was retaken by boats trons the British gan-of- war Samarearg, aud two of tho Spaulsh prire- crew are prisoners, ASHIORE. The stcamahlp Canadian, Capt. McLean, from Montreal, 8cpt. 5, for_ Glasgow, grounded this marning st herman Port, near Lorne. ANl on board are eafe. Tho vessel atruck onu rock and stove Lier bottom, 8lo fa leaking in ber fore- comg:mnent. The remaluing two compart- ments aro nurpoled to bo Intact., Thero are 15 feet of rock through the vessel's bows. SOUTH AFRICA, DEVEAT OF TUB DOERS, Lonnon, Sept., 14.—Advices from Natal, Bouth Africs, to Aug. 23, say that the Boors, under President Burgers of the Transvaal Republie, hod been serlously defeatea and had retired to Bteelport, where they were fortifying thelr poat- tlons, They had lost all thelr supplics, and many descrtions had ocenrred. The nalives were reported to be pursuing them in force. [In Duteh the svord doer means a peasant or farmer. The desiznation I8 given to the deacendants of the Dutch settlers fu the SBouth of Afrlen. where they control _{he Orange River and Transvaal Republies, The nallves, with whom they have liad frequent conflicts, are ;nrlm'lpnlly Caffres, President Burgers, whose orces were defeated, has been Presidunt of the Transyaal Republic since 1872] GERMANY. BANK STATEMENT. Bentiy, 8cpt. 18.—Hpeele in the Tmperlal Bank of Germany has Increased 1,321,000 niarka during the past week. J TAIRS. WISCONSIN,. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, MILWAUKEE, Sept. 18.~Notwithstanding the leautiful weather of yesterday, thero was a sllin attendance of visiturs to the Falr-(irounds, which were thrown open to the public, The vislt of the Chleago soldiery to Milwau- kee yesterday was the great event of the day. A more orderly, well-belaved body of men never came to Milwaukce. Thelr dedl), sham- Dattle, ete, at Luederman’s, was witnessed by thousands of people. In one ortwo of tho churches sermons were preached fn the fore- noon denouncing the merching of aoldicrs through the streets on Bunday. There was much denunciation of the act, aid also of the opening of the Falr-Grounds on the Balibatl, ‘Theré Is inuch ¢ ient on tho street to<lay about an editorial in this morning's Sentined which bm.x:rli' attacks A. M. Thomson for having defended, fnthe Aawos, Secretary Field, of the Agrlcultutal Soclcty, "Tue opponent, of Mr, Field wos Mr. Norvell, a very strong Car- penter man. It {s kald thut hie was one of those who had hold of the rope that drew Eenntor Carpenter’s carringze from the depot. The fight ia not ended, and people are expecting that to- morrow Thomson will come back on the Sentinel, To-day will be n half-holklay, and doubtleas thousands will vieit the Fafr-Grounds, ns o great effort wil be made to help the soclety out of its present financial difllcuitics, caused by thie sllm attendance, Spectal Dispalch to The Tridune. MILWAUKRE, Sept. 18,—A lanu crowd goth- ered on _the falr grounds, fllc(n{ befng a eral holiday, The Chamber o Lunks, aud stores closed at noon. In d:efluce-mlnum race, Damgel, owned by “’C.‘ ‘I))}E“‘ won the flrst prize. Time, 2:403, In the 2:40 race, Calvin B., owned by A. B, A\lggbury. won the first prize. Time, 2:32, 2:45, 2:87. In the basc-ball game the /Etnas beat the Wests Ends, 18 to nothing. It {s claimed that the gamie was thrown, Large swws were bet and wou on the Aitnos, Commeree, SANGAMON COUNTY, Bpecial Dispatch to The Tribune, 8rRINGPIELD, 1), Bept. 18.—~The Sangamon County Fair opened to-lay with a large attend- ance. The maln feature of interest was the running race, balf-nile and repeat, for 2-year- olds, for o purse of §250, which was won by Princess, a filly owned by Sam I, Junes, of this city. Sccond ‘money to ‘sorrel volt Red Bluff, owned by J. M. Stmpson Palmer, of Christion County, ~Each heat 53 seconds. e “MACOUPIN COUNTY. Epecial Dispalch to The Tribune, CanuiNviLLg, 1il, Bept, 18.—The twenty- second annual Fair of the Macoupin County Ag- rlcultural Board cominences in this city to-mor- row, and contiuues four days. The prospects are that thir will bo the most successful County Falr in Central Illinols, Every department is full, The Soclety offers $5,000 cash {n premi- ums, . CHURCH AFFAIRS, Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribune. NiLes, Mich., Scpt. 18.—Two scssions of the Michigan Methodlst Eplsconal Counference were hield yesterday for ordination and memorial ser- vices. Nino were ordained Deacons and six Elders, ‘When business was resumed this morning, o sct of resolution were offered resolving that tho Michigan Conference witl untiringly exert ftself to the utmost to {rlm upon_record clear! und full warrant for the license of Pmpur womnen to preach. This was sigued by fifteen prominent ministers, but, as soon as mede, a motion to lay it on the table was made and carried. A resolution offered Saturday, nsking the General Conference to Jeave the natter of des- ignating the number of districts in each confer- ence with the Annuat Conference Instead of the Bishops, was, after u Jengthy dlscussion, voted own. The following were grauted o _supernumerar, relation: the Revs. , W. W, Johnson, W. L, Brockway, T, I Blgnall. Charges of hieresy were preferred azalnst the Rev. M, V, Rork, avd the wmatter referredto a committee for investigation, Charges of maludmnistration were also pre- ferred “against the Rev. 1L C. Peck, Prestding Elder of Kalamazoo District. On thls question there was o heated discusslon, and finally the wffll was referred to a Committee of ninie for trial, The Conference held n second session this af- ternoon, Spectal Dispalch to Tha Tribune. Towa Crity, la., Sutnt. 18.~The Congregation- al Church of thia city extended a call to the Rev. Dr., Healy, late of Chicago, this evenlng, 0 become their pastor. He hins been here near- 1y o year, anil {s well liked, BSpectal Dispateh to The Tribune. MENDOTA, [1L, Sept.i8.~The Rev. Mr. Duffey, of Pekin, Ill., assumed the pustorate of St. Mary's Church, this city, where he preached bis Inaugural germon yesterday. Father O'Fureell, who had been pastor of 8t Mary's for over 18 years, left for Moumouth, Ill, toenteron o Bimllar fleld of Tnbor. The revercnd gentleman was highly esteemed hero by all classes, and his departure, alter so many years’ assoclation, I» deeply regrettes ———e—— MILWAUKEE ITENS, Bpeciul Dispatch to The Tribune, MiLwaukes, Scpt, 18.—Prot, Fisk, of Iar- vard University, is to lecture hero this week In the Unitarian Church, Thursday, on * Aryan Culture,” Friday on “ Mythology,” Relative to K. P, Allis & Cu,, the status of affuirs Is abont this: Thoe sssets ot the voncern are about $850,000, while the linbllitles are about $400,000, _ 1t is cludmed that of the Habillties thero are §70,000 for indorsed paper to the Mile waukee Iron Company for fron, ete., purchnsed. Itwos the fnteution of AlllsdsCo. tohuve turned out all that property to their creditors, but, upon consultation with their attorncys, they were advised they could not do so, s they would still bo llable, us would be thelr proper- t{, for thelr {udorsed puper; and that i they did so they would nrobably bs thrown into baukruptey and ruined. Beyoral conl-consumers are contemplating the holding out ugainst the present prices of coal— $3.50 for unthracite, One person, who has in- vestigated the matter, Informed me this morn- ing that he had found out thut, before the break in coul hud tuken pluce, npur{ from the vountry caing in and wasoffered coul s follows, onthocars: Stove size, 87; cow, 36,757 nut, 0,75, sure Lam rightly fnformed In this muucr; and my Informant, who cousumes from 200 to 230 tons of coul a year, naturally Inquires why hw should have to pay #4.50 for what a countryman A;m for §7. Oue iem here has quictly offered to furnish coal at 37,10, and 1 have no doubt the bresk will take pluco here befors long, ——— AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS, Pritaperruia, Sept, 14.—The National Agri- enltural Congress reassembled this morning, Willard C. Flagg presiding, An adiress on Bouthern agriculture was dellvered by Col, Thomas Claiborue, after which the Congress adfourned to visit the Colorado and Kansus bulldiugs, At the afternoon sceslon of the Natlonal Ag- ricultural Soclety, the following ofticers wera elected: President, Willlam Ch"ln:l!. 1llinots; Secretary, Horace J. Smith, Peinsylvanta; Treasurér, Ezra Whitman, Baltlinore, snd u loug lst of Viee-Presidents. Prof, A, J. Welch, President of the lowa Agricultural College, read u paper o the truv wurk of the Natlonal Industrial College. Ho was followed by the President of the Ohfo Agrfcultural College, Prof, Norton J. Town- send, who read ueJmpcr on agricultural educa- tion In the United States, Chicago was agreed upon as the next snnuasl meeting-place, and the Congress adjourned. e —et—— THE (OWA LAW, Special Dispaich to Tha Tribune. B10ux Ciry, In., Sept, 18.—The lilinols Cen- tral Rallroad Compauy cstlmate that thelr loss on the Iowa Division of their road by conforni- ing to the tart® luw passed by the last lowa Leglslature will awmouut to W000, The loas the last four months, a8 compared with the !'t;lfl ‘mnm MmO season 1ast year, is WIND AND FLOOD. A Superabundance of Both Expe- rienced at the East. Quite a Number of Disasters Re- ported on the Lakes. Many Vessels on tho Atlantic Coast Roughly Handled, The Floods Como Down at Pittshurg and ‘Threaten Dire Destruction. PENNSYLVANTIA FLOODS, Spectal Divpuateh to The Tribune. Prrtancig, Pa., Sept. 18,—It bas ralned con- tinuously for forty-clght hours, commencing about 7 v'clock Saturday evening and continu- inee all day yesterday nnd to<lay with but slight intermissions. Nearly all of Iast week it ralned more or lese, anid the consequences are easily told. Smail etreamns have beeome raging tor- rents, and, adding thelr volume to larger oncs, have caused a rapid risc in all our rivers. Much damage lus already been done, and mueh more muet follow, ns the heavlest part of the risc has not yet reached our dty. The Exposition bufldivg Is In great danger of being bndly flooded. The water {8 wlready four feet deen in the basement, and Power Hlall s certaln to be under water before midnight. If there is slx feet more rlae it will be up to the main foor of the Lullding, which s covered with exhibits of every kind, ns tho Exposition is nuwolmn to the public. Telegrams ffom the headwaters of the Allecheny aud Munonzaheln rvz‘mrt»\fcnh ful flond, and when it reachies this city it muast result in terrible destrucelon of property, Al trains are sdeinyed frot two to six hours, and seport heavs loss along thelr lines fn embank- ments and bridges sweptnway. Part of the track of the Baitlmore & Ohlo” Railroad is four feet under waler, and teains are combpletely stopped. The worst reports come from Unfon- town, abont 75 miles from here. Tt is situated on a branck of_the Baltfinore & Olfo_Railroad 12 mfles frotn Connelisville. Every bridge ond much of the track between that place and it has gone. It will take at least 10 days to reinstale rallroad comtunication at Unfontown. A fearful fluod s roging, Redstone Creck and Brown Run have overdowed thelr banks and are flondine the lower parts of the town., A vast current of water is taking everything with {t. Flouses, bridges, ete., are fast” disappearing. The flood s caused by the overlluw of fivo smnll streams. Buch ain event has nover happened before in the recol- Jectlon of the oldest fubabitaut, There is great 10ss of property, but It cannot be nscertained whether any Lives have been logt. People are greatly exclted, and in the lower portions of thie town there Isn panle. As soon as particulars of the damage can be ascertalned, will telegraph you. LAKE DISASTERS, Eniz, Pu., Sept. 18.—In the fiesce storm of yesterday, a flect of 25 or U0 flshing boats was caught o few miles off this port. All but four managed to get Into. the vard. One of these was swamped [n rounding the light-louse pler, oud three of the four men in it were drowned. The remalning boats put back into the lake and ran for Conneaut, which was safely reached by two of them, but the third was found cap- sized and empty, o few miles from Erle. The three men in her when she put abont are sup- {)usml to have been drowned, as the storm wus a crrible one, and it wonld scem unpossible for any vne in thelr situation to survive It. Pont IMuioyn, Mich.,, Sept. 18.—The bark QGeorge Thurston, while running back to the river last nlght, went sshore on the Canadlan shore near Point Edward. She lies high and dry on the beach. Efforts were made to pull Jier off this morning, but without avall, and were abandoued for the tine belng. ‘The schooner Mornfuge Star jumped her jib- boom, foretopmast, and toprall-yand out on Lake Huron Just nizht, and also lust her small boat, which was washed from the davits Ly the seq, She hng arrived here for repalra. The tuz Vulean, with a portion of o raft which she saved frotn the beach, got caught out in the blow and lost all but o few sticks. The scheoner Heabird, at anchor here last night, was run fnto hf the schooner Annie Craig, and lust lier Jibboom. The Crafg lost several stunchions, aud hud her eabin badly etove, {pectal Dispatch fo The Tribune. Enig, Ya., Scpt. 18.—It 1s now known that nlue flshermen were lost in the terrible storm of yesterduy. ToRroNTO, Bept. 18.~The steamer Corintlicon ran ashore on & rock a little eust of Grafton, this morning. Slie bad 50 pussengzers on board, and a fafr cargo of freight,” The possengers were all saved and forwarded by trafn, The steamer, it is supposed, {s not muth damaged. & THE BASTERN STORN, New Yorx, Sept. 18.~Telegraplic advices show that yesterday’s storm was very violent all glong the Enstern coust, throughout the Southern gulf, Bastorn and Mid-Ue States. and in Canada, Much damage to shipping is report- ed, while fromn the intertor reports come to hand of houses unrouted, trees uprooted, and fences prostrated, Incoming steamers experienced ter- rible weath Bartiston , Sept. 18.~The tow-steamer Ju- niats, of the Susyuchanna Tow-Line Company, left Havre de Grace Saturday for Baltimore, with 12 barges in tow, When off Poole's Isl- and, at 0 p. ., 8 terribl ¢ was encountered, wlich cuv the barges luuse, nine of which sunk. ‘The persons on buard of the smklu{; bargres took refuge on the other three, which - drifted towards the shore, but before it was reachedone of them sunk, and all on board—elght persons —were drowned. The other two, huving 25 persons on bourd, reached the shore safely, PHILADELYIIA, Sept. 18.—~Itevorts of damege at the Centennlal-Grounds yesterday and last nlzht show it was not serious, All the buildings stood the test nobly, and camo out sately through what was thu scverest storin ever ex- perleuced bere. FELL DOWN-STATRS, Special Dispaich to The Tribune. Dixox, 111, Sept. 18.—Capt. 8, C, Cotlen, ono of the oldest settlers in this valley, and for the past 35 years a realdent of Grand Detour, Ogle County, I, met with a very scrious seel- deunt yestorday morning, which, on gecount of his estreme age,—57 years,—must Yrm'o fatal, It appears that the old gentleman, in a sort of somuambullc condition, arose from hls bed same tine before day, and, walking or gronin whout his house, feil headlong” down hi cellar stalrway Into the cellar, fracturing his skull and cutting his face ood head In a frighttul muuner. Hu fs now in an unconscious condition, and cannot long sur- vive, 1is death removes un old landmurk. In carly days lie was one of the Jeauing whites of this gectfon, und was & warm personal friend of gm Baker, Morton P. Sweet, ond E, B. Wash- urne. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. 8avLt Laxe, Utah, Sept. 18.—The following was recelved from Ogden, Utah, avout a quarter to 10 o’clock: Two of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s guards that came down from Montana lasg night with gold dust.were passing aloug on the platfore, when one of them tlrop&wd his ahot-gun, lvaded heav- ily with slugs, "It went went off andshota Iy und gentleman, It is doubtfut it cither will recover. SERIOUS MISHAP, Speclal Dispaich o The Tribune, CranTox, la, Sept. 18, ~Samuel Stegenga, & contractor, of Chicaggo, and four workinen of thia vivinity, engaged (n holsting roof-timbers 8t the new Presbyteriun Church, were, by the flvhuz way of the scaffold, precipitated with ho timbers u distunce of 20 feet, und all are serioualy, sume perhups fatally, injured, s iy MINE BURNED. PorrsviLLe, Pa., 8ept. 18,.—The Eagle Hil Bhaft Colllery, near New Philadelphia, belong- Ing to the Philadelpbin & Reading Coal and Iron Compauy, was destroyed by fire, All ef- forts to check the fire were unavailing, and at lust accounts the coal was still burning. Loss, 875,000, DITCHED. 8an Furancisco, Bept. 15.—A freight train on the Western Pacific broke through the trestle- work over Tom Paino’s Slough, - branch of the 8an Joaquin River, this afternoon, sud 13 cars wers fluufi«l into the slough, Two stowaways were Litled. Overland tralus will by delayed about five hours. ¢ e RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. + &pecial Dispalch o The Tridune. BURLINGTON, la., Bept. 18.—~A team ran‘away this afternoon and jammed the driver, A. D, , against & rallroad-car, causiog serlous int al Injurics, by reason of which his 1ife is despalred of, —— DIED OF 1118 INJURIES. J Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribune. BrooxisGTon, 11, 8cpt. 18.—Patrick Me- Grath, who was fnjured on Saturday by a severe fail while unloading lumber, died to-day In this clty, — MINE EXPLOSION. Bax Fnaxcisco, Bept. 18.~A Victoria dis- patch reports an explosion fo the Fitzwilllam Coal Mine, Nannhino, Two whites and onc Chinaman were killed, and threo whites and three Clinamen (uul(y wounded. OBITUARY. PROY. B, SNELL. SPRINGFIELD, Mas ept. 18.—Ebenczer B. Snell, Profcesor of Mathematics and Natural I’hflusnyhy §n Amherest College, died to-day, aged 0. lle was the firat student to enter Ambherst College, and the only survivor of the firat class, that of 1822, PROF. CHHARLES DAVIES, New York, Sept. 18.—Charles Davies, the well-known mathematiclan and professor at *West Point and Columbia Cullege, died last night at Flshkill, on the Hudson, — BISHOP JANES, Nrw Yong, Sept. 18.—Blshop Edmund Storer Janes, whoee {llnces hasalrcady been snnounced, CROPS. Reports to the State Department of Agri- culture, Special Dispatch to The Tribune, SrnixaricLp, 1., 8ept. 18,—~The Secretary of the State Department of Agricuiture is in veceipt of crop reports from the several coun- ties of the Btate up to Sept. 11, but as the ar- raugement of the sameand thelr preparation for publication will neccessarily occupy some days, the followiny fnformation compiied from advance reports will be of {uterest, ana espe- clally so to those identified with the agricultural iuterests of the State. Tle corn-crop, as shown by the reports of tho leuding corn-growing sections of the Stute—Me- Lean, Sangamon, Champaign, and other coun- tles—is rather under the average, and this [s at- tributed to the characteristics of the scason— hot weather, which baked the ground, alternat- Ing with very heavy rains. The better reports of corn are froin districts other than those usually furnisning the shipping supply. Meadows and pasturcs are, however, gencrally reported 28 never in better condition, and the grass {3 very luxuriant, Potatoes and apples are abundant, and the fruft-growing sections re- port an abundaut yleld generally, The several counties report: Alexander—Corn, above overage; potate s good yields frults, i ight crup. Aditms—Corn, three-fourtls average; pota- toes, three-fourths: apples, fair crop. Bond—Corn, full average; potatoes, good crop; applex, yield hght. ne—Corn, average; potatoes same; ap- ples, larze yleld, Brown—Corn, less than full crop; potatoes, falr yield. Bureau—Corn, 80 per cent of average; potas toes, half crop; apples, good yleld. Calhoun—Corn, three-fourths crop; potatoes, lght yield; apples, Lalf crup. Carroll—Corn, scarcely avernge crop; pota- tocs, less than averny ipples, tine crop. Cass—Corn, four-fifths avernge; potatoes, av- erage crop; apples, good yled, 3 po- Pull Champalgn—Corn, two-thirds average; u;t;v;s, rutlier less than average; upples, Curistian—Corn, two-thirds; potatoes and ap- ples, full crop. Clark—Corn, very poor; apples, two-thirds; potutoes, light'crop. Clay—Curn, light crop; potatoes, average; upglcs. two-thirds crop. linton—Corn, large yleld; potstocs, good; apples, average crop. soles—Corn, half crop; votatoes, good; ap- ples, pearcely average crop. Crawford—Cory, three-fourths; good; apples, full vield. Cumberland—Corn, half crop; potatoes and npfllua. light yield. cKalb—Corn, good; potatoes, light; apples, tall average yleld, DeWitt—Corn, ll;('ht crop; potatocs, fair aver- sge; apples, three-fourths. DuPage—Corn, light; potatoes, lighit; opples, about average. Edgar—Corn, light; potatoes, medium; ap- ples, good cr?. Edwards—Corn, nearly aversge; potatoes, fair; npyluu. not full cm‘)). Efngham—Corn, fair but not average; pota- toes, good ; apples, small crop. Fayette~—Corn, uecarly aversge; potatoes, av- erage; inlca, three-fourths, Ford—Corn, poor; potatoes, small yield, Franklin—Corn, good; polatoes, very large yield: apples, swall crop. Fulton—Corn, three-fourths; potatoes, fair yield: n‘»nlus good crop. 3 Gallat! fl-durn, potatoes,and apples, all lzht; half to two-thirds crop. potatoes, potatoes,less than average; o not full crop, (lrumiy—wrn, liglit; potutoes, small crop; apples, zood yield. {amliton—Cora, not quite average; potatoes and apples, full yield. Huncock—Corn, four-fifths crop; potatoes, fair; and apples medium. Hardln—Corn, gtuml crop; potatoes, not quite average; apples, three-fourths, Heuderson—Corn,four-fifths; potatocs, same? and apples ahove average. TIroquots—Corn, very lizht; potatoes ana ap- Ples, poor: from one-third t6 one-halt crop. Jackson—Corn, falr crop; potatoes, not quict average; ngplv-. betow average, Jusper—Cory, two-thinls;™ potatoes, large crops apples, medium yield, Jeflerson—Corn, halfl ¢rop; potatoes, above average; apples, small crop, Jersey—Corn, not quits average; potatoes, medlum yleld; apples, large crop. Jo Davicss—Corn, about average; potatocs, falr yleld; apples, extra large crop, Johnson—Corn, very large crop; potatoes, flrst rute; apples, half crop, Knox—Corn, two-thinls; fourths; apples, good yleld storin. Kane—Corn, avernge; age; apples, medium yleld. Kankukee~Corn, very light; potatocs, two- thirds; apples, mediumerop. Kendal —Corn, fuir to large yleld; potatoes, three-fourths; apples, small crop. Luke—Corn, backward, but lurge erop; pota- toes, pouor; n[a:lca, fine y‘lcld. Luwrence—Corn, three-fourths; potatoes and apples, full avernge, Livingstun—Corn ,poor nndol(l)sm crop; pota- toes, thirce-fourths; upples, g crop, Logan—Corn, not quite average; Eoumu. good; upples, half crop, many blown off, 7 LuSall—Corn, 10 per ¢ent Liclow avorago; tatoea, nearly an average; apples, good Marshall=Corn, three-fourths; potatoes, poles, falr crop, ), fair crop; potatoes, good yleld; apoles medium yield, Macou—Corn, three-fourths; polataes, not up to uvernze; apples, tvo-thirds, Massue-—Corny, full averuge; potatoes, poor; applus, light crop, Menara—~Corn, threo-fourths crop; potatoes and ueplul, full ¢rop, A MeLean—Cory, half crop; sntltou. three- fourths crops apples, large yleld. Mercer County—Corn Tulr, averaging the en- tiro county, light In some localities; potatocs, very large crop; upples, full average. AMeHenry—Corn, averago; potatocs neatlyso; lp}llel, medlum crop, {cDonoug—Corn, nearly average; potatoes, good crop; appl otatoes, three. ut destroyed by {vomou, nearly aver- £ 0~ be- nearly average. Montgoner; orn, nearly uverage; pota- toes, large yield; apples, medium crop, Monroe—Corn, Ii\md crop; potatoes, large crnl;; apples, fulr yleld, Mourgan—Corn, good; potatues, threc-fourths npgrh.-- good erop. foultrie—Corn, full crop; potatoes, nearly average; apples, large yleld, Macoupin—Curn, extra large crop; potatoes, good yield; npph.-a. lurge crop. Madison—Corn, abuve average; potatocs, nearly averagu; n[')plet, small crop. Marlun—Cora, light; potatocs, good; spples, three-fourths. Ople—Average crops generally. . “hu—b‘uru, wwo-thirds; potatoes, large crop; apples, full average. l’t:rr)‘l-?(,'um. vxtra large crop; polatoes and apples; two-thirds. }’cur a—Corn, two-thirds; potatoes, half crop -£len, lurfu yidld, l'k _ory, threc-fourths; potatoes, less than average; apples, good yleld, Pupz.bfluml Jguod <rop; putatoes, light; ap- ples, Jght yiold, Putnum—Corn, four-fifths; potutoes, averag apples, three-fourths. taudolph—Corn, a third better than average; potatoes, lurze yleld; Ipfilel, sinall erop. Riculsnd—Corn, onc-hall crop; potatocs, ln‘fi'- vropsi apples, light yield clby—Corn, » good crup; potatoas, & good yield; apples average. 5 Stark—Corn, average; potatoes, small crop; ap| 'h:n| mcdlumé fall tephenson—Corn, ull average; gmd?nmnlu full u'-op. 28t potatayy 8t. Clair—Corn, extra largo yield; potataes, full crop; apples, three-fourths. Tazewell~Corn, three-fourths; potatoes, three-fourths; spples, not a fair crop. nfon—Corn, very good crop; potatacs, aver age. Vabash—Corn, two-thirds; potatoes, aboui Bverage; -palu, poor. Al arren—Corn, two-thinls crop; tatoe: three-fourths; apples, less than uvgr‘ u?o A ‘Wayne—Corn, nhout half erop; potatoes, ave tmg i apples, Ilzht yleld, . - Willlunson—Curn, about avorage; potatoes; falr crop: apples, small sleld. Will=Corn, about half to two-thirds crops potatoes, sinall crop; ngglcs. two-thirds. \Hunu‘mm»—Cnm. nbout an average crop; potatoes, three-fourths; apples, medlum =rap. Woodward—Crop below average; potatoes, three-fourths; apples, average vicld, Vermillon—Curn, half crop; potatoes, averags cmv; apples, good yleld. . White—Corn, two-thirds; potatoes, thirda; a {plcs Talf crop. Whiteslde—Corn, two-thirds; potatoes, half crop; apples, large yleld. ———— WASHINGTON ITEMS, &pectal Dispater to The Trivune. WasnireTon, D, C., 8ept, 18.—Gen. Q. K. Warren, of the Engineer Corps, left here toe night for Chicago, under orders to examina thoroughly the Upper Mississippl, the Falls of St. Anthony, and the works at Des Molnes, Rock Island, and ou the Illinols River, with & view to estimating thu smallest amount that will be rcaulrcll to prescrve tho work dong under the river and harbor appropriations. Maj, Henry L. Roberts s returned to Milwaikea with the amounts alluwed him for work at Mar- uctte, Ontonagon, and other poiats on Lake Superlor and Luke Michizan, ince the passage of thy act authorizing tha redemption of the fractional currency o’ sub- gldtary scoine there los been issucd in stlver cofns 818,245,855, Of this smount there wns fs- stied to redeem fractional currency 810,010,242 ml in exchunge for legal-tender nutes an c:-cuk:l, 67.37651.(;!::}‘01;!1:: :m‘tfint Iul;cdrut; Egg- vinnatf was 81, i1 at Chicago, $1,552,733; S Lot S84 i, for SLEIEN . Tuths Western Asoctated Press. Wasnisutoy, D.C., Sept, 18.—Janics Wasson, of Tows, haa Leen appoluted Paymaster In the army with the rank of Major, vice Ma). H. D. Savard, deceased. The Presldent and family will leave Lung Branch for Philadelphia to-niorrow, e THE WEATHER, Wasmingrox, D, C., Bept. 19—1a. m.—Fo1 the Upper Lakes, northeast to southeast winds, falling, followed by rising barometer, cuoler, cluudy, or partly cloudy weather. LOCAL ODIERVATIONS. Cittoado, Sept. 18, Rn.i Weaiher twoe riometer, 713 minlmum, OENERAL ORSERVATIONE, Cnicavo. Sopt, 18=Midaight, Stations. | far.| TAr.| _ Wind, _{Rain| Weather, 201 ! = Grang fiaven: Huros Yort THE SILVER QUESTION. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. 87. Pavr, Sept. 18.~The Dircctors of the Chamber of Commerce, by o vote of 17 te 5, this morning adopted declarations and a resolue tion m)nuu‘g to a double specio standard. Tho resolution I8 ns follows: Resolred, That 1t i incumbent upon Congresn to give thia momentous subject its earllest ond most carcful attention; that, in view of o return to prme paynicnts, Sonators ond Represcntativea of the State'of Minnesota be requested to usc thelr influence to obtaln an epactment whereby the double standard of golil and silver mnfl)e re-eatab- lished and made legal-tenders for all debts poblic and lernlu a0 far ux the same can be done com= petibly with the good faith and honor of the nation. BUSINESS NOTICES. A Word to Mathers. You will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Symp an {nvaluable friend. Tt curen dyrentery and dior- erhaes, 10 :ulates the etomack and bowels, cures wind olic, suftens the gums, roduces inflommation, and glves tono aud energy 10 the wholo system. In al- 1nust every instance where the infant llnnfl’eflnp from pain and exhanstion relief will bo found in 15 or 20 minnted after tho Soothing Syrup has been ndministered. Do not fall to procure it. ———— Toland, the well-known druggist at No, 53 Clark street, linmade a preat hit iutho ** Aramatic Bltter Wine of Iron.” We advise those who are suffering from nervausness, Impoverished blood, weakness, or impalred digestion, to try it, —— Asthma.—~<It In useless to describe the tore tures of spasmodic asthma, . Thoso who have aufe fered from its distrossing paroxyems kunow what I s, Junas Whitcumb's Itemedy has never failed o afford fmmediate rellef. DRY GOODS. ftPaystoTrade E! WEST 3 Strangers visiting the Exposition are cordial- ly invited to visit the premises and stock of the WEST END Dry Goods Honse, Madison & Peoria-sts. NEW GOODS OPENING DAILY. CARSON, PIRIE & (0. TO NRE! Desiranle Difices TO RENT IN THB . TRIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIRHE OF WILLIAM C. DOW. Room 8 TRIRUNE BUTLDING